Twitter Users Share The Most Ridiculous Things They Believed As Children

"I used to think that people on the TV could see me when I was really little."

Children have wild imaginations, so its no wonder that many conjure up crazy ideas about the world around them as they grow. In fact, it's almost a rite of passage to believe in something that's, in retrospect, ludicrous to the rational adult mind. Of course, it's fun to reminisce about how gullible we once were, and that's precisely what Ross McClearly did on Twitter. While searching for an old thread dedicated to these innocent, childhood misconceptions, McClearly unintentionally spawned his own thread, inviting his followers to share the most ridiculous things they believed as children.

Where's that 'ridiculous things you believed as a kid' thread? Because I just remembered that I used to think the two teams on University Challenge were stacked one on top of the other like the way it's cut together.

Yet, while McClearly's "ridiculous thing" might not be one that everyone can relate to, his followers were quick to offer some hilarious examples that'll leave you screaming "I thought I was the only one!" at your screen.

As children, some believed "drinking and driving" would get you in trouble, regardless of your chosen beverage ...

Used to think "drinking and driving" related to all beverages, not just alcohol.

... while others were afraid the "boogeyman" was not confined to their closet and that someone was truly out to get them.

My daughter stopped eating all ceareal as a kid. She told us years later she heard on the news a serial killer was on the loose. Thought he was in the cereal box. Didn’t want to take a chance. And she loved cereal.

Some people were confused by how radio and television broadcasts actually work ...

I used to think that people on the TV could see me when I was really little. One time an aardvark puppet on this show said "I love your new hair" and I'd just come into the room after having a haircut. Proper freaked me out.

... and others were in desperate need of a basic biology lesson.

I thought that when someone choked a bit and said something had gone down the wrong way that we must have a food tube and a drink tube and I wondered how our bodies knew what to do with chunky vegetable soup

Yet, despite how ludicrous some of these beliefs might sound now, it's hard to deny that they're all incredibly relatable, too.

When I would watch movies I would think that the movies were being filmed the same time I would watch them so I would get confused when I would watch the movie at night and movie would be set during the day time

A friend told me that brocolli had the most advanced nervous system of all plants and if it had a brain it would feel pain. I was repeating this well into my 20s (with biological sciences degree in the bag) until I mentioned it to him and he peed himself laughing.